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thanks for the help - just registered it -

got this frame kinda by accident - didnt think i'd win it frame number is 0B388 - any ritchey experts know what year this is ? 85 / 86? got original paint, original fork and original stickers should i keep this?

absolutely gorgeous! i would give a leg for this! i had one a few years back - w a clear coat - and get this... gave it away when i moved - i was such an idiot -

some more pics in the gallery - and i was so surprised to how it looks modern - im building up a 86 ritchey - and man, it looks decades older than the merllin -

thanks! had them custom made by Rick hunter http://www.huntercycles.com/

- thanks : ) had them custom made by Rick hunter - i could NOT find a 1" threaded straight fork from that era - non suspension corrected - he used the P2 & koski forks as inspiration http://www.huntercycles.com/ fork is beautiful

88 merlin bummed i missed the pre 90 BotM - but here it is... 88 merlin frame no #250 - all period correct

submit a ride how does one enter this? to late already?

rode up mt tam - the maiden voyage - shocked! how fast this thing is - screams uphill - geometry feels very contemporary - fits me like a glove - shifting is spot on - braking - well thats a diff story - prob doesnt help the pads are otiginal 80s compound ; ) downhill...oh boy - i refused to go...

that is incredibly badass!! - cant even imagine what it took to find some of the parts! kudos - that is one bad ass ride! i just finished my 88 merlin - and that was mostly m730 shimano - not much in the way of cottage industry parts

man i love this bike - i was seriously lusting after a CR DB back in the days- how hard are they to find in the UK?

love it! - i cant wait to ride it - i did a couple hills in the city - and im shocked how well everything works - shifting / braking and all - better than what i remembered from back when an m730 XT was state of the art thanks again for that frame - happy i got the vintage MTB master approval

cheers- im very thankful to have those phil woods in there

that used to be one of my top drool after bikes - didnt that have a radical sloped down tube? or is this a big frame?

@ hollister - how do u know there are Phill wood bearin s in BB?

do you have contact info of orig owner?

ha! hilarious! - nice to e-meet you! did you sell it w those components? or did you sell it as frame? i initially planned to build it up w all custom IRD, cooks parts etc, but then decided to go all stock m730 xt shimano

Thanks to all for the warm welcome on here! - and the kind words - looking forward to see all the amazing bikes of you guys

is that who that is - lol -well... i do know him - not directly - but i used to import MTBs to europe at the tender age of 12 - and met joe, gary, ross, otis at eurobike in the mid eighties - his list of bikes should have been a give away - ; )

wow - now i have some serious envy - i just got a 86 timber comp - in original blue metallic any good advice where to hunt f parts? i take it u r a seasoned MTB'er ; )